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Question
State two advantages and disadvantages of using wind energy for producing electricity.
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Solution
Advantages:
(i) Wind is free and will run not (renewable sources).
(ii) Wind energy does not create greenhouse gases.
Disadvantages:
(i) The wind farms can be established only at places near the coastal areas where the wind blows around the year steadily with a speed not less than 15 Km h-1.
(ii) The establishment of the wind farm is expensive.
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